Eke stated this recently in Lagos on the sidelines of the launch of a partnership between the EMC and Technology Distributions Ltd. (TD), a subsidiary of Zinox group.
He assured international investors of an investment- friendly environment beginning May 29, and urged Nigerians to be patient with the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari.
Sounding very optimistic about the future of the country, he told a team of EMC, the world’s leading provider of IT storage hardware solutions that the incoming administration will work to improve efficiency and reduce cost of governance.
“Let me assure you that the potentials here are great, I believe in this country and with the current transition things will begin to work better” he said.
He added that “I have committed my energy to raising a new generation of information driven Nigerians, if I were looking for money and fortune, I will be doing some other things, but even with the headaches and less return in IT business, I have remained here for 28 years because ICT is a change agent. This is what Nigeria needs to grow”.
Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Ekeh said that TD joined EMC’s global business partner programme to expand access to cutting-edge technology for various end-users through TD’s wide network of solution providers/resellers as well as its presence in major Nigerian cities and key African countries. “TD has earned accreditation as a local distributor and has forged a reputation for being the number one ICT distributor in sub-Saharan Africa. The company will provide new sales opportunities through its reach to new and existing resellers in Nigeria and will extend EMC’s next-level Information Technology (IT) solutions to end-users in the current business environment,” he said.
“Despite the current state of pessimism in the economy due to falling oil prices and the fluid state of the naira, I must reassure you that there is much to be hopeful about in Nigeria’s business space. We are Africa’s biggest economy and we have the right calibre of people in the incoming administration who will build on the gains recorded by the outgoing administration,” he declared.
In his presentation, General Manager, EMC West Africa, Travers Nicholas, said: “Having committed a significant amount of time in both training and accreditation, we are pleased to welcome TD into the Business Partner Programme. Along with providing added value to their customers, TD will now benefit from the associated benefits of this tiered programme, including the opportunity to further position itself strategically as the technology distributor of choice in the market.”
On his part, Managing Director, EMC, Levant and Emerging Africa Region, Mr. Nazim Fraijat, posited that the partnership between global data storage giants EMC and TD has been hailed as a strategic initiative which will go a long way in positively enhancing the profile of technology distribution and penetration on the continent for the benefit of all.
He noted that the Global Business Partner Programme was in line with the organisation’s desire to deepen the pace of technological innovation and diffusion in the West African sub-region and on the continent as a whole. “In view of our desire to make further in-roads into Sub-Saharan Africa, we are confident that this partnership with TD will undoubtedly accelerate the rate of access to the wide range of innovative solutions that EMC is known for world-wide”.
Executive Director, Zinox Group, Mr. Etiene Etukudoh, who painted a glowing picture of Technology Distribution’s strong market presence and brand portfolio, also expressed delight at the partnership while affirming its strategic importance as the company enters its 16th year of operations.
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